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the money game Shayne Coplan’s Big Bet Is Paying Off The 26-year-old upended political polling on his way to creating the billion-dollar betting platform Polymarket. But is it legal? podcast By Jen Wieczner
wealth Is All of New York Secretly Supported By Parent Money? Parents are slowly transferring trillions of dollars to their New York City children, one down payment and Via Carota tab at a time. podcast By Madeline Leung Coleman
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Intelligencer

early and often

Trump’s Team Believes He Is an Elected Dictator

Trump advisers like Stephen Miller and Russell Vought seem to believe the president’s powers should have no limits. By Ed Kilgore

sick The Confessions of Health-Insurance Executives Champagne for record profits. Being ordered to “execute some hostages.” Why four men quit and spoke out. By Chris Stanton
what we know Why Are Visa and Green-Card Holders Being Detained and Deported? There have been some harrowing reports about foreign nationals detained and deported amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. Here’s what we know. By Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, and Nia Prater
auto tariffs What Is Going On With Trump’s Auto Tariffs? The new 25 percent tariffs are supposed to start within days and could soon drive up car prices. Here are the key questions and answers. By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
early and often It Really Sucks to Be Elise Stefanik Right Now Trump yanked her nomination to be ambassador to the U.N. because Republicans need her measly vote to rubber-stamp his legislative agenda. By Ed Kilgore

the system
This Is Fascism What Trump’s affection for El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele reveals about the fallen state of American democracy. By Zak Cheney-Rice

early and often Trump Cabinet: Hearings Schedule & Who’s Confirmed While the Senate has approved Trump’s most controversial picks, the administration has pulled Elise Stefanik’s nomination. Here’s the full list. By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner

american affairs American Universities Need Wartime Leaders Columbia failed the Donald Trump test. Other schools should take a lesson. By Ross Barkan

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The Cut

astrology

Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: March 28, 2025

By Claire Comstock-Gay

personal finance Where Lifestyle Creep Really Starts Online shopping is more addictive than we’d like to admit. Here’s how to curb the impulse.
crime A Murder Solved in DMs When Daisy De La O was killed, friends looked to social media for the man they suspected had done it. They found him.
astrology Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: March 23–29 Venus moves back into Pisces, giving you the opportunity to learn from past mistakes — which might be useful ahead of Saturday’s solar eclipse.

celebrity babies Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s Baby Has Arrived Congrats to the new parents! By Elizabeth Gulino
power Kristi Noem Brought Her Hair Extensions to El Salvador The Homeland Security secretary wore full glam to pose in front of incarcerated men. By Elizabeth Gulino
amazon spring sale event These Cut Beauty Closet Products Are on Sale Our favorites from Avène, GHD, Briogeo, EltaMD, and more. By Chinea Rodriguez

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Vulture

theater review

This Picture of Dorian Gray Leaps Off the Wall

Brimming with color and directorial innovation, fabulously embodied by Sarah Snook. By Sara Holdren

SNL’s Opera Man Sings What We’re All Thinking About the End of Game of Thrones

vulture games Cinematrix No. 367: March 28, 2025 Can you name a Meg Ryan or Ryan Reynolds movie with a 2+ hour runtime? By Joe Reid
the law Photographer Accuses Diddy of Sexual Battery in New Lawsuit He alleges that Sean Combs threatened him after coercing him into performing oral sex on the set of a shoot in 2022 or 2023. By Jennifer Zhan
bye bye All the Kennedy Center Cancellations Under Trump The opera Fellow Travelers joins Hamilton on a growing list. By Alejandra Gularte
beast mode MrBeast Starts a New Chapter as a James Patterson Co-Author Their joint thriller novel is reportedly already at the center of an eight-figure bidding war. By Jennifer Zhan

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Only Miyazaki Should Be Allowed to Turn People Into Pigs The newest wave of AI-generated art goes against everything the filmmaker and Studio Ghibli stand for. Not that that’s stopping anyone. By Fran Hoepfner

chat room
Destroyer’s Dan Bejar Still Isn’t Sure What He’s Doing By Justin Curto

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The Strategist

home The 36 Best Deals on Household Essentials From Amazon’s Big Spring Sale If you’ve got to buy it anyway, get it on sale. By Sam Daly
women's apparel I Tried All the Jeans at Target From the in-house brands Wild Fable and Universal Thread. By Lauren Ro
tech Get An Apple Watch For The Cheapest Its Ever Been The latest Apple Watch is down to its lowest price ever. By Jordan McMahon
women's apparel Our Favorite Work Pants Are Now Less Than $50 They look polished but feel like sweats. By Alexandra Polk
trust me i should know My Favorite Pairs of Jeans Are Made for Teens If you’re petite, don’t sleep on the boys’ section. By Kitty Guo

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Curbed

street fights

The End of the Never-ending Sidewalk Shed

The city’s new laws penalize landlords who let their scaffolding languish and recommend changes to make the structures a little less heinous looking. By Matthew Sedacca

amenities An Office Window You Can Actually Open A surprisingly appealing perk arrives at 520 Fifth. By Adriane Quinlan
look book The Look Book Goes to Model U.N. Students traveled from around the world to the New York Hilton Midtown for the National High School Model United Nations conference. By Jeremy Rellosa and Katie Arnold-Ratliff
upstate new york The Supercommuters Moving Downstate Called back to the office, some upstate COVID buyers are moving 45 minutes closer to the city rather than giving up on small-town life altogether. By Kim Velsey

mysteries Are People Really Getting UTIs at Bathhouse? The party spa with locations in Williamsburg and Flatiron is currently the subject of some unsavory gossip. By Matthew Sedacca
operators Everything We Know About the Case Against the Alexander Brothers The brothers face 24 lawsuits from women who allege they were assaulted, and now Tal has been sued for fraud. By Bridget Read
healthy spaces Why Planned Parenthood Is Selling Its Only Manhattan Building The organization says its 126-year-old building needs millions in repairs and updates. By Isabel Ling

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Grub Street

the grub street diet

Ella Emhoff’s Grub Street Diet

“I’ll say it: Vegan doughnuts are better.”

underground gourmet Sauerkraut Fish Gets Headliner Treatment in the East Village The classic Sichuan soup hasn’t always been easy to find in New York. By Tammie Teclemariam
first taste The Long and Short of Radio Bakery’s New Location At what point do we admit the specialty of the house isn’t bread but line? By Matthew Schneier
arrivals Alinea Comes to New York, at Last Grant Achatz’s Brooklyn residency includes Japanese lit, hot-dog shots, and multiple restaurants. By Joshua David Stein
openings Is New York About to Go Crazy for This Matcha Latte? At the new café 12, the tea is from renowned farms and the pastry chef is from Noma. We can imagine the lines already. By Megan Krigbaum

guides
Where to Eat in March The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

the grub street diet Hannah Selinger’s Grub Street Diet “I can’t walk into an H Mart without spending $50 on mangosteen, but that’s another story.” By Paula Aceves